See Me Now

See me now I once had a wife and a home Now I'm in a cell all alone Thinking of ways I shouldn't take blame And defying reality from all shame. I once held a reliable position Had keys, even made a transition But if you see me now I'm nothing Because I played with life's blessing. I once owned a fancy car of pleasure Now all I own is a cell that measures Eight by eight by a huge sixteen reminding myself that my life was a dream. But still there is something I own And that's pride for its shown That patience loves to wait For time is its only mate......